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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-917-9/19/2011 Prepared by Carol Failor, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703, (319) 291-4323 . RESOLUTION NO. 2011-917 RESOLUTION APPROVING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH IOWA NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (INRCOG) , AT A MAXIMUM COST OF $1, 500 . 00 FOR PREPARATION AND SUBMITTAL OF A SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL (SRTS) GRANT APPLICATION FOR IRVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE SAID DOCUMENTS. WHEREAS, SRTS grants are federal transportation grants administered through the Iowa Department of Transportation to help in the construction or improvement of pedestrian accommodations, specifically targeting routes children use to travel to and from school; and WHEREAS, the Engineering, Planning, and Traffic Operations staff has identified the need for the following improvements : 1. Fully signalized intersection at West Fifth and Baltimore Streets; and WHEREAS, engineering fees, for this project, for materials and design and construction review services are estimated to be $92, 000 . 00; and WHEREAS, INRCOG has agreed to prepare and submit the SRTS grant application for $1, 500 . 00, payable only if the grant application is approved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, that the Memorandum of Understanding with INRCOG for the preparation and submittal of a SRTS grant application for Irving Elementary school be is hereby approved and the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute the same on behalf of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of September 2011. Ernest G. Clark, Mayor ATTEST : Suzy chares, CMC City Ilerk